• The Deserters

    Montepaldé on the Keys

    Track of the Week Makkie’s Rhythm Week 11 of the grand mp3 download extravaganza. Time to wind the clock back again… This track comes from our second single, ‘Banned Practice’, and is a solo keyboard piece performed by Montepaldé Pentel…

  • Instruments

    Moog Envy

    Being a bit of a skinflint, almost all of my musical gear is either second-hand or end-of-line stock, but I’ve got a deep hunger for the new Moog synth. It’s the last project from the legendary Dr Bob, and what…

  • The Deserters

    Nee Naw

    Track of the Week Fire Engine Disco Remix (part 2) Week 6 of the grand mp3 download extravaganza. Time for a little light relief. This one goes way back to 1985 and our first album. It features the whole band…

  • The Deserters

    Red Hot

    Track of the Week The Woman In Red Week 4 of the grand mp3 download extravaganza. Both Lee and I have written ‘Mysterious Woman in Colour X’ songs for some reason. Mine was called ‘White Silk’, and may make its…

  • The Deserters

    Granfalloonacy

    Track of the Week Yet Another Granfalloon (1st movement) Week 2 of the grand mp3 download extravaganza. This mp3 is the first part of a three-part instrumental piece of music written in a semi-classical style for a small ‘chamber’ group,…

  • The Lunacy Board

    Embryonic Prog?

    This weekend I had a good little jamming/writing session with a friend of similar musical sensibilities and abilities. He played bass and sang, whilst I was on the keyboard. We tried a few things, and got the start of a…

  • Instruments

    The Etherwave Has Landed

    My theremin has arrived. It’s quite wonderful. It’s incredibly difficult to play, but that was expected. It looks fantastic – well-finished wood with 2 big wooden knobs and lots of shiny chrome dials. It sounds out of this world –…